The Mississippi Department of Transportation said it was contacted by the city of Jackson about the citizen pothole-filler who 16 WAPT News first identified as "Chane." The city said Ron Chane had taken about two buckets of asphalt from the MDOT property on State Street.

"They advised us that they were not pursuing the matter, but wanted MDOT to know that the asphalt that was taken was not the city's, but belonged to the state," said Jared Ravencraft of MDOT.

An MDOT employee, who Ravencraft said knows Chane, contacted him and told him the agency was aware of his actions and advised him not to take anymore asphalt from the site.

"This is a matter between Mr. Chane and the city of Jackson and hopefully it can be resolved," Ravencraft said. "MDOT has no intention of taking any action against Mr. Chane and hopes this situation can be amicably resolved between them."

Chane told 16 WAPT News last week that he takes the asphalt to fix Jackson's roads. He said he reached his goal Monday of filling 100 potholes in the city.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba said he applauds Chane's efforts, he does not accept his methods, saying he should follow the proper legal channels.

The city has followed up on Chane's work, fully patching some of the potholes.